Kelli Jo Ford
@kellijoford.bsky.social
Crooked Hallelujah (Grove Atlantic). Cherokee Nation>TX>Virginia. Cherokee. she/her. Hiatusing over here now.
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please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
PERIPLUS: An FAQ
PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!
Lord have mercy, Instagram got me thinking about tinned fish now.
September 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lord have mercy, Instagram got me thinking about tinned fish now.
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it is so rare for Natives to have an Elder in Hollywood, especially an Elder as iconic, groundbreaking, and talented as Greene
may he be guided back in his transition to skyworld peacefully and with ease 🍓😔🪶
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may he be guided back in his transition to skyworld peacefully and with ease 🍓😔🪶
deadline.com/2025/09/grah...
Graham Greene Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Was 73
Graham Greene, a trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor & 'Dances With Wolves' star who opened doors for Indigenous actors, died September 1, 2025.
deadline.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
it is so rare for Natives to have an Elder in Hollywood, especially an Elder as iconic, groundbreaking, and talented as Greene
may he be guided back in his transition to skyworld peacefully and with ease 🍓😔🪶
deadline.com/2025/09/grah...
may he be guided back in his transition to skyworld peacefully and with ease 🍓😔🪶
deadline.com/2025/09/grah...
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🎶AND I PRAY
OH MY GOD DO I PRAY
I PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY
FOR A REVOLUTION🎶
OH MY GOD DO I PRAY
I PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY
FOR A REVOLUTION🎶
September 30, 2023 at 3:59 PM
🎶AND I PRAY
OH MY GOD DO I PRAY
I PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY
FOR A REVOLUTION🎶
OH MY GOD DO I PRAY
I PRAY EVERY SINGLE DAY
FOR A REVOLUTION🎶
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Do not give the Gestapo a moment's peace. Do not let them believe for a second they will ever be respected, trusted, or seen as anything but invaders.
ICE getting routed in my old DC Columbia Heights hood. Public, viral, resistance is the only way to prevent them from selling the idea that we love our red state military occupation are it’s a solution to urban ills Trump/Bondi/drunk Pirro are lying. Here’s how to expose the lie.
August 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Do not give the Gestapo a moment's peace. Do not let them believe for a second they will ever be respected, trusted, or seen as anything but invaders.
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you rarely encounter a perfect intro..........but when you do
August 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
you rarely encounter a perfect intro..........but when you do
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Me and my book project
July 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Me and my book project
There are still a few spaces in the POV workshop I’m teaching at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Aug.3-9–come join us!
Whose Story? Crafting POV from the First Sentence - FINE ARTS WORK CENTER in Provincetown
From our first sentence, we make conscious and unconscious choices about point of view: What characters will we focus on? Whose voice will tell the story? From what point in time? In this workshop, we...
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July 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There are still a few spaces in the POV workshop I’m teaching at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Aug.3-9–come join us!
You have two more days to submit to Chapter House Journal’s Indigenous Fiction Prize and have the brilliant Debra Magpie Earling read your work!!
+General Submissions pool open for poetry, visual art, fiction and nonfiction!!
Submissions close June 30th.
chjournal.com?fbclid=PAQ0x...
Plz share!
+General Submissions pool open for poetry, visual art, fiction and nonfiction!!
Submissions close June 30th.
chjournal.com?fbclid=PAQ0x...
Plz share!
June 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
You have two more days to submit to Chapter House Journal’s Indigenous Fiction Prize and have the brilliant Debra Magpie Earling read your work!!
+General Submissions pool open for poetry, visual art, fiction and nonfiction!!
Submissions close June 30th.
chjournal.com?fbclid=PAQ0x...
Plz share!
+General Submissions pool open for poetry, visual art, fiction and nonfiction!!
Submissions close June 30th.
chjournal.com?fbclid=PAQ0x...
Plz share!
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It’s National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Very few are talking about it. If you can, please take a few moments to read this. Please call your reps to stop the sale of public land today. Please.
Very few are talking about it. If you can, please take a few moments to read this. Please call your reps to stop the sale of public land today. Please.
Wrote this piece for Harpers Bazaar about the life, legacy, and hate-induced murder of Jonathan Joss through the eyes of being a Two-Spirit Native person this Pride.
I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶
I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶
We All Need to Be Talking About the Murder of Jonathan Joss This Pride and Beyond
The actor, who was Comanche and White Mountain Apache, was shot in a targeted hate crime while protecting his husband.
www.harpersbazaar.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It’s National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Very few are talking about it. If you can, please take a few moments to read this. Please call your reps to stop the sale of public land today. Please.
Very few are talking about it. If you can, please take a few moments to read this. Please call your reps to stop the sale of public land today. Please.
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anyway, the country didn't take the white supremacist underground seriously after oklahoma city and now a bunch of tim mcveigh's run the country
June 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
anyway, the country didn't take the white supremacist underground seriously after oklahoma city and now a bunch of tim mcveigh's run the country
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just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism
June 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
June 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
June 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
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If you are in the National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens call the GI Rights Hotline, 877-447-4487
Please share 🙏🏼
Please share 🙏🏼
June 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Tanis Parenteau
www.tanisparenteau.com
“She’s survived a lifetime of these miracles, which trace back to Daddy emptying the bank account and leaving her with three girls and half an art education degree to pay the bills."
Crooked Hallelujah by @kellijoford.bsky.social
www.tanisparenteau.com
“She’s survived a lifetime of these miracles, which trace back to Daddy emptying the bank account and leaving her with three girls and half an art education degree to pay the bills."
Crooked Hallelujah by @kellijoford.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Tanis Parenteau
www.tanisparenteau.com
“She’s survived a lifetime of these miracles, which trace back to Daddy emptying the bank account and leaving her with three girls and half an art education degree to pay the bills."
Crooked Hallelujah by @kellijoford.bsky.social
www.tanisparenteau.com
“She’s survived a lifetime of these miracles, which trace back to Daddy emptying the bank account and leaving her with three girls and half an art education degree to pay the bills."
Crooked Hallelujah by @kellijoford.bsky.social
-How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?
-I’m for ‘em!
-Well this club is formed then.
-I’m for ‘em!
-Well this club is formed then.
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
May 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
-How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?
-I’m for ‘em!
-Well this club is formed then.
-I’m for ‘em!
-Well this club is formed then.
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We continue to raise alarms around Tribal Colleges and the threat we face w/federal funding cuts. This feature on PBS NewsHour debuted this week, telling our story more broadly. We stay fighting for our students and to see that treaty and trust obligations are honored.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Tribal colleges face uncertain future amid federal funding cuts
Tribal colleges and universities have endured decades of chronic underfunding, relying heavily on federal support to stay afloat. Now, the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs are hit...
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May 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
We continue to raise alarms around Tribal Colleges and the threat we face w/federal funding cuts. This feature on PBS NewsHour debuted this week, telling our story more broadly. We stay fighting for our students and to see that treaty and trust obligations are honored.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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🌈📚 #queerbooks
📖 The Women Could Fly
by @megiddings.bsky.social
dystopian fantasy - the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored
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#booksky #fantasy
📖 The Women Could Fly
by @megiddings.bsky.social
dystopian fantasy - the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/978...
#booksky #fantasy
The Women Could Fly: A Novel
A Novel
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May 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🌈📚 #queerbooks
📖 The Women Could Fly
by @megiddings.bsky.social
dystopian fantasy - the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/978...
#booksky #fantasy
📖 The Women Could Fly
by @megiddings.bsky.social
dystopian fantasy - the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/978...
#booksky #fantasy
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Charlottesville is not taking this ICE abduction lying down. Some Quaker activists have called for a protest. TODAY (Wednesday) 11 a.m. - 12 noon in front of the Albemarle County Court House from 11am to 12 noon. Come with signs, to protest warrantless kidnapping of one of our neighbors yesterday.
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April 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Charlottesville is not taking this ICE abduction lying down. Some Quaker activists have called for a protest. TODAY (Wednesday) 11 a.m. - 12 noon in front of the Albemarle County Court House from 11am to 12 noon. Come with signs, to protest warrantless kidnapping of one of our neighbors yesterday.
I’d also love to read your fiction and help you make it stronger. Get in touch here:
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April 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’d also love to read your fiction and help you make it stronger. Get in touch here:
kellijoford.com/services
kellijoford.com/services
I’ve been laying low bc of health stuff, but I’m back, baby. Come see me in August for a course on POV at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. All levels are welcome!
fawc.org/summer-progr...
fawc.org/summer-progr...
Whose Story? Crafting POV from the First Sentence - FINE ARTS WORK CENTER in Provincetown
From our first sentence, we make conscious and unconscious choices about point of view: What characters will we focus on? Whose voice will tell the story? From what point in time? In this workshop, we...
fawc.org
April 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’ve been laying low bc of health stuff, but I’m back, baby. Come see me in August for a course on POV at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. All levels are welcome!
fawc.org/summer-progr...
fawc.org/summer-progr...
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April 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
@matjohnson.bsky.social Someone recently asked for advice abt MFA applications and I wanted to refer them to the thread you made a few years ago. But of course you left the bad place! Have you complied that advice anywhere else? Thanks!!
March 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
@matjohnson.bsky.social Someone recently asked for advice abt MFA applications and I wanted to refer them to the thread you made a few years ago. But of course you left the bad place! Have you complied that advice anywhere else? Thanks!!